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The 2001 Festival Beer List
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Updated 18/Jul/2001
1 Adnams Best Bitter 1 3.6% Southwold bitter, good session Suffolk
2 Ansells Bitter 1 3.7% Creamy Birmingham bitter, now brewed elsewhere by Carslbesrg Tetley
3 Ansells Mild 1 3.4% The classic Birmingham mild, brewed by Danes, in Yorkshire!
4 Arkell's Summer Ale 1 4.0% Refreshing, and often served chilled! Wiltshire
5 Arundel Gold 1 4.2% West Sussex
6 Barnsley Umpires Finger 1 5.0% Cricketer tipple South Yorkshire
7 Bateman Yella Belly 1 4.2% One of a range of special ales from the Salem bridge brewery - be brave. Lincolnshire
8 Beartown ... 1 ... Cheshire
9 Black Sheep Riggwelter 1 5.9% Recipe for legless sheep...the new peculier North Yorkshire
10 Boddingtons Bitter 1 3.8% The cream of Manchester, tastes much better without the cream on top...
11 Brains Reverend James 1 4.5% More tea vicar? Or perhaps another hit on the original James Williams IPA? South Glamorgan
12 Brakspear Best Bitter 1 3.4% Regatta Refresher from Henley, better than Pimms! Oxfordshire
13 Brewery On Sea Golden Lite 1 3.8% a light coloured ale from the most nautical of breweries. West Sussex
14 Burton Bridge Bridge Bitter 1 4.2% Amber, refreshing & clean Staffordshire
15 Burtonwood Top Hat 1 4.8% Deceptively light, sweet, soft and slightly nutty flavour Cheshire
16 Camerons Strongarm 1 4.0% Creamy headed northern bitter with distinctive ruby hue. Cleveland
17 Donnington X X X 1 3.6% Rare and flavoursome mild from the most beautiful brewery in the world. Gloucestershire
18 Donnington S B A 1 4.0% A malty bitter from Britain's most picturesque brewery Gloucestershire
19 Donnington Best Bitter 1 3.5% light, malty and delicious, from Hooky's only real rival Gloucestershire
20 Elgood Cambridge Bitter 1 3.8% Tawny beer with lingering finish Cambridgeshire
21 Federation Buchanan Original 1 4.4% Strong Northerner Tyne & Wear
22 Fisherrow Nut Brown 1 4.8% Brown from north of Newcastle
23 Fuller's London Pride 1 4.1% Wonderful strong flavoured ale, malty, rich and bitter. London
24 Gales Butser 1 3.4% Good session bitter, named after a hill! Fuggles and Goldings hops. Hampshire
25 Goff's Jouster 1 4.0% Well balanced drinkable tawny ale Gloucestershire
26 Green Jack Summer Dream 1 4.0% Waking up, and wondering where you are.... you're in Hook Norton... Suffolk
27 Harveys P A 1 3.5% Originally called SUSSEX BITTER, now Pale Ale. A wartime recipe East Sussex
28 Harveys Sussex Best Bitter 1 4.0% One of our favourites, a beer to sip and savour East Sussex
29 Holden's Golden Glory 1 4.5% Black Country golden ale West Midlands
30 Hook Norton Copper Ale 1 4.8% A premium dark red ale, based on the recipe used for the 150th Celebration brew Oxfordshire
31 Hook Norton First Light 1 4.3% First Light is a very pale, light brew with a complex hop aroma Oxfordshire
32 Hook Norton Twelve Days 1 5.5% Dark Strong Sweet, Hooky's Xmas ale Oxfordshire
33 Hook Norton Old Hooky 1 4.6% subtly sweet old-fashioned autumnal ale Oxfordshire
34 Hook Norton Mild 1 3.0% like it used to be, dark, tasty, surprisingly excellent chilled summer drink Oxfordshire
35 Hook Norton Haymaker 1 5.0% flower, fruity and packs the punch its name promises Oxfordshire
36 Hook Norton Generation 1 4.0% Dry, tasty, addictive - latest beer in the range in honour of newest member of the family Oxfordshire
37 Hook Norton Double Stout 1 4.8% proof that the Irish don't have a monopoly; nothing like Guinness Oxfordshire
38 Hook Norton Best Bitter 1 3.4% The Best Bitter Oxfordshire
39 Ind Coope Draught Burton Ale 1 4.8% Brewed by Marstons (Wolverhampton & Dudley) for Ind Coope (Carlsberg Tetley) - but stilled brewed in Burton!
40 Jennings Crag Rad 1 4.3% Cumbrian Climb Cumbria
41 Marston's Pedigree_ 2 4.5% Well Known popular bitter. Staffordshire
42 Nethergate Umbel Ale 1 3.8% A dark copper beer with a full, spicy hop and coriander nose Suffolk
43 Rebellion Ipa 1 3.7% A light, easy-drinking beer with a considerable depth and complexity Buckinghamshire
44 Shepherd Neame Early Bird 1 4.3% Spring Hop Ale is brewed using a single hop variety, from which the beer takes its name Kent
45 Shepherd Neame Spitfire 1 4.7% Born to commemorate battle of Britain, and may yet win it. Dry, distinctive... Kent
46 Skinners Cornish Knocker Ale 1 4.5% Golden ale with a fragrant, almost flowery nose... Cornwall
47 Stanway Stanney Bitter 1 4.5% Light, refreshing Cotswold gem Gloucestershire
48 Taylor Landlord 2 4.3% Often regarded as one of the best ales in the country, fruity, almost "lemony" bitter. West Yorkshire
49 Titanic Iceberg 1 4.1% A fantastic wheat beer that will hole any passing thirst Staffordshire
50 Uley Old Spot Prize Ale 1 5.0% Fruity reddish coloured ale, strong balanced aftertaste of hops and bitterness Gloucestershire
51 Warwickshire Best Bitter 1 3.9% Pure quality from the next door county. Warwickshire
52 Wells Bombardier 1 4.3% good, old-fashioned ale to chew on Bedfordshire
53 West Berkshire ... 1 ... Berkshire
54 Whitbread Flowers Original 1 4.5% Hoppy aroma and very bitter finish Bedfordshire
55 Wolf Gold Jackal 1 3.7% Howling good ale Norfolk
56 Wychwood White Wych 2 4.0% Magical golden ale with powerful hoppy aroma Oxfordshire
57 Wye Valley Butty Bach 1 4.5% Musical sandwich perhaps...? Worcestershire
58 Young's Special 1 4.6% Strong, full flavoured bitter. The name special is well deserved. London
TOTAL 61.00